Earlier quoted context omitted.
I’m not sure on the answer, but I definitely want to make sure you don’t think Canada is a state in the US ;)
And thank goodness for that!
The feeling is mutual.
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#22What do we do about heroin/opiods that are the real problem today? Cheap, highly addictive. Multiple overdoses today in my local news feed reported.... :(
You cant overdose and die from MJ use (or its highly unlikely).
This whole war on drugs thing feels like a game of smoke and mirrors...
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#23What do we do about heroin/opiods that are the real problem today? Cheap, highly addictive. Multiple overdoses today in my local news feed reported.... :( You cant overdose and die from MJ use (or its highly unlikely). This whole war on drugs thing feels like a game of smoke and mirrors...
"The scale of America’s opioid epidemic is shocking.
It is the deadliest drug overdose crisis in US history. In 2016 alone, drug overdoses killed more Americans than the entire Vietnam War and car crashes, gun violence, and HIV/AIDS ever did in a single year. In total, more than 170 people are estimated to die from overdoses every day in the US, and most of the deaths are linked to opioids."
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#24?
The royal assent happens via the Governor General, who's a pro-science astronaut [0]. She'd be most certainly in favour of the bill if her personal opinion mattered at all.
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#25?
That hasn't been true since 1982. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Act,_1982 Edit with more details: in the early 80s, Trudeau senior got the British government and Queen out of the way to changes in Canadian law. We choose our own Governor general who has the authority to give Royal assent to any laws we pass without involvement of anyone in England. Our current G.G. is Julie Payette, a former astronaut.
Yeah, I was puzzling over that earlier about yhat and was confused.
Does that mean that, up until the 80s, the British government were still involved with Canadian lawmaking?
Did that mean Canada was a constitutional monarchy? Still is?
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> I wonder how many state has to legalize it before the federal government in USA is forced to change their classification. It's already arguably legal under federal law under the equal protection clause because congress legalized it in DC. As far as I know the feds aren't locking anyone up for possession of small amounts. E.g.: https://novacriminalattorney.com/marijuana/marijuana-legaliz...
Am I missing something or is your link making the exact opposite point that you made?
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#27What do we do about heroin/opiods that are the real problem today? Cheap, highly addictive. Multiple overdoses today in my local news feed reported.... :( You cant overdose and die from MJ use (or its highly unlikely). This whole war on drugs thing feels like a game of smoke and mirrors...
Legalize cannabis. Opioid deaths have dropped here in Colorado since legalization.
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#28?
Technically Elizabeth is the Queen of Canada. Her titles elsewhere don't mean anything. Otherwise, she does indeed have to give royal assent, which will be done via the Governor General.
Best to think that she just happens to be the queen of a bunch of things, not that those things all share the same queen.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
That hasn't been true since 1982. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Act,_1982 Edit with more details: in the early 80s, Trudeau senior got the British government and Queen out of the way to changes in Canadian law. We choose our own Governor general who has the authority to give Royal assent to any laws we pass without involvement of anyone in England. Our current G.G. is Julie Payette, a former astronaut.
Yeah, I was puzzling over that earlier about yhat and was confused. Does that mean that, up until the 80s, the British government were still involved with Canadian lawmaking? Did that mean Canada was a constitutional monarchy? Still is?
It means they had a more significant ceremonial role. They've been uninvolved in Canadian government, laws, and policy for a long time. Arguably since the end of the great war
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#30I wonder how many state has to legalize it before the federal government in USA is forced to change their classification. It seems like more and more state will legalize it over time anyways.
> I wonder how many state has to legalize it before the federal government in USA is forced to change their classification. It's already arguably legal under federal law under the equal protection clause because congress legalized it in DC. As far as I know the feds aren't locking anyone up for possession of small amounts. E.g.: https://novacriminalattorney.com/marijuana/marijuana-legaliz...
I would argue that the 10 amendment in the Bill of Rights is all that a person would need to nullify gross overreaches of power by the federal government.